Multiple models with Sorcery gem

Question

I have a goal to have a User model and a Vendor model. Think as if User is a company, and Vendor is employees where the company can create multiple employee accounts to associate to the company.

I have set up Sorcery to have User model and Vendor model but when signing in is where my issues are.

At the end of the sorcery file, there is this:

  config.user_class = "User"

I have tried:

  config.user_class = "User" || "Vendor"

When signing in, it will only search through the model that is first. this:

  config.user_class = "User"
  config.user_class = "Vendor"

(in both orders, vice versa) Whichever is last, that model works. It will search only through the Vendor model if the Vendor model is last.

I looked into STI, but most of what I have seen is creating associated models that inherit from the one model. Not much on multiple models for authentication for each, or any. Is this a route to go into?

I need both User and Vendor to be able to sign in as separate accounts.

I have, in the past, used Devise to create multiple models with ease but Sorcery seems to be giving issues?

Is there a way to set up Sorcery to allow multiple models?

Answer 1

Sorcery does allow STI though the user.subclasses_inherit_config setting in config/initializers/sorcery.rb . You can set it to true then inherit your Vendor class from User.

I've never used the Gem but I would look at just adding a role to your user class and use authorization.